| Thorpe has been robbed of a chance to defend his 400m freestyle title in Athens after being disqualified for a false start. |
| After a false start, a carafe or two of water and a little recuperative snooze, Eva and I finally spoke the international language of love. |
| A fiasco involving the starting tape led to a false start being called but most of the field were oblivious and carried on. |
| The justice system grinds slowly and gets off to many a false start, but it ends up triumphant. |
| Under pressure from animal rights activists seeking to disrupt the race he raised the tape, but a technical failure led to a clear false start. |
| A false start shall be indicated by a double pistol shot, a double-whistle or a double bell-chime. |
